halt

The word “halt” has 1 syllable: halt.

It's pronounced as /hɒlt/.


What is synonym and antonym for halt?

In the thesaurus, “halt” has 49 synonyms and 39 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for halt along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for halt

  • adjourn
  • arrest
  • bar
  • block
  • break off
  • catch
  • cease
  • cessation
  • challenged
  • close
  • conclude
  • conclusion
  • curb
  • cutoff
  • deadlock
  • deter
  • disabled
  • end
  • ending
  • expire
  • falter
  • freeze
  • gridlock
  • hamper
  • hesitate
  • immobilized
  • impasse
  • impede
  • interrupt
  • interruption
  • jam
  • lame
  • layoff
  • letup
  • limp
  • paralyzed
  • pause
  • postponement
  • predicament
  • quit
  • special-needs
  • stalemate
  • stall
  • standstill
  • stem
  • stop
  • suspend
  • terminate
  • termination

Antonyms for halt

  • advance
  • aid
  • allow
  • assist
  • begin
  • bouncing
  • breeze
  • carry on
  • commence
  • continuance
  • continuation
  • continue
  • decide
  • encourage
  • further
  • glide
  • go
  • help
  • initiate
  • keep on
  • let go
  • move
  • open
  • permit
  • persist
  • proceed
  • promote
  • run on
  • sail
  • sound
  • start
  • stimulate
  • stir
  • stride
  • support
  • unimpaired
  • urge
  • well
  • whole

Meanings of halt

  • verb
    1. To limp; move with a limping gait.
    2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
    3. To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
    4. To waver.
    5. To falter.
    6. To stop marching.
    7. To stop either temporarily or permanently.
    8. To bring to a stop.
    9. To cause to discontinue.
  • noun
    1. A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
    2. A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.
    3. Lameness; a limp.
  • adjective
    1. Lame, limping.

Example Sentences

  • The traffic came to a halt as the parade passed through the city streets.
  • The construction work had to halt due to heavy rain and flooding.
  • The train conductor announced that the train would halt at the next station.
  • The sudden noise made him halt in his tracks, listening for any further sound.
  • The company had to halt production temporarily to address safety concerns in the factory.

On this page you'll find 88 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to halt, such as: adjourn, advance, aid, allow, arrest, assist, bar.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abort

  • abandon
  • break off
  • cancel
  • cut off
  • halt
  • interrupt
  • miscarry
  • nullify
  • revoke
  • scrap
  • scrub
  • terminate

aborted

  • abandoned
  • break off
  • canceled
  • cancelled
  • cut off
  • halt
  • interrupt
  • miscarry
  • nullify
  • scrap
  • scrapped
  • scrub
  • terminate

aborting

  • abandoning
  • break off
  • canceling
  • cancelling
  • cut off
  • halt
  • infertile
  • interrupt
  • miscarry
  • miscarrying
  • nullify
  • revoking
  • scrap
  • scrapping
  • scrub
  • terminate

aborts

  • abandons
  • break off
  • cancels
  • cut off
  • halt
  • interrupt
  • miscarry
  • nullify
  • revokes
  • scrap
  • scrub
  • terminate

dawdling

  • afraid
  • averse
  • belated
  • bumming
  • chilling
  • crawling
  • dallying
  • delayed
  • delaying
  • delinquent
  • dillydallying
  • doubt
  • doubtful
  • dragging
  • droning
  • easy
  • equivocation
  • footling
  • gradual
  • halting
  • heavy
  • hesitancy
  • idling
  • indecision
  • indecisive
  • lackadaisical
  • lagging
  • lazing
  • lazying
  • leisurely
  • lethargic
  • lethargy
  • lingering
  • loafing
  • loath
  • lolling
  • lounging
  • messing
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • moderate
  • mucking
  • overdue
  • passive
  • pause
  • playing
  • poking
  • procrastination
  • qualm
  • quiet
  • relaxing
  • reluctance
  • reluctant
  • resting
  • shy
  • skeptical
  • skepticism
  • slow
  • sluggish
  • sluggishness
  • stagnant
  • stagnation
  • strolling
  • tardy
  • tentative
  • timid
  • unsure
  • unwilling
  • unwillingness
  • vacillation

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